Rosslea

Infobox Irish Place|thumb|left|name = Rosslea (Roslea)
irish = Ros Liath
scots =
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north coord = 54.2393| west coord = 7.174
province = Ulster
county = County Fermanagh
NI district = Fermanagh
UK constituency = Fermanagh and South Tyrone
stdcode = 028, +44 28
posttown =
postcode =
population = 554
census yr = 2001
web = www.fermanagh.gov.uk

Rosslea (or Roslea; "Ros Liath" in Irish) is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, close to the border with County Monaghan. It stands on the Finn River and is surrounded by small natural lakes. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 554 people. It lies within the Fermanagh District Council area.

Former US President Bill Clinton has claimed that his distant forebears came from Rosslea, though these claims have been dismissed by the Directory of Irish Genealogy as "baseless".

Places of interest

Rosslea Forest is nearby.

History

The Troubles

For more information see The Troubles in Rosslea, which includes a list of incidents in Rosslea during the Troubles resulting in two or more fatalities.

2001 Census

Rosslea is classified as a small village or hamlet by the [http://www.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)] (ie with population between 500 and 1,000 people).On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 554 people living in Rosslea. Of these:
*25.0% were aged under 16 years and 16.8% were aged 60 and over
*46.8% of the population were male and 53.3% were female
*97.5% were from a Catholic background and 2.0% were from a Protestant background
*10.6% of people aged 16-74 were unemployed

For more details see: [http://www.ninis.nisra.gov.uk/ NI Neighbourhood Information Service]

Education

*St Eugene's College

References

* [http://www.enniskillen.com/rosslea.html Enniskillen.com]
* [http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/town_Home.aspx?co=5&to=120&ca=0&sca=0&navID=1 Culture Northern Ireland]

See also

*List of villages in Northern Ireland
*List of towns in Northern Ireland